Creditors Clerk
InspHired Recruitment Solutions
The Creditors function is a core financial control pillar, ensuring supplier trust, payment integrity, strong compliance, and a clean balance sheet across the Group.
The Creditors Clerk is responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant execution of all accounts payable activities.
This role ensures
- Suppliers are paid correctly and on time
- Creditor records are accurate and reconciled
- Payment controls are adhered to
- Financial data supports clean month‑end reporting
Creditors Mandate (5 Core Pillars)
- Accuracy
Ensure all invoices, postings, reconciliations, and payments are processed correctly, first time.
- Timeliness
Process payments within agreed supplier terms and internal deadlines.
- Control
Ensure all payments follow approval, authorisation, and banking control procedures.
- Reconciliation Discipline
Maintain fully reconciled creditor accounts with no aged or unresolved variances.
- Supplier Trust
- Protect supplier relationships through professional communication and reliable payment execution.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Creditor Payments & Banking
- Invoice Processing & Matching
- Creditor Reconciliations
- Administration & Record Keeping
- Month‑End & Reporting Support
- Compliance & Audit Support
Creditor Payments Execution
- Process and issue creditor payments accurately and timeously
- Ensure 100% of invoices are processed within agreed timelines
- Send payment batches for approval before final execution
- Upload and process all approved payments on the banking system
- Issue remittance advices for all payments made
- Respond to supplier queries professionally and promptly
- Ensure zero duplicate or incorrectly processed payments
Invoice Processing & Matching
- Match purchase orders (POs) to supplier invoices
- Ensure accurate coding and posting within the system
- Maintain an invoice register / reconciliation tracker
- Raise accruals for outstanding invoices where required
- Ensure full compliance with approval limits and payment controls
Creditor Reconciliations
- Reconcile supplier statements monthly
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies immediately
- Maintain 100% of supplier statements reconciled
- Ensure no reconciling items older than 60 days
- Review and manage creditor ageing reports proactively
Administration & Record Management
- Maintain accurate records within the accounts payable system
- Complete
- Correctly filed
- Audit‑ready
- Maintain ≥98% accuracy in invoice capturing and coding
- Keep BBBEE and supplier compliance documentation up to date
- Verify insurance and compliance documents before payment
Month‑End & Reporting Support
- Assist with month‑end close processes
- Submit creditor age analysis by agreed deadlines
- Accurate accruals
- ≤1% post‑close adjustments
- Support the Finance Manager with reports and reconciliations
- Assist during audits by providing supporting documentation
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Parts
- Service
- Workshop
- Sales
- Finance teams
- Maintain professional supplier and internal stakeholder relationships
- Support finance team with ad‑hoc tasks and projects as required
Operating Environment
- High‑volume motor retail environment
- Office‑based financial role
- Exposure to DMS, accounting systems, and spreadsheets
- Deadline‑driven, particularly during:
- Month‑end
- Payment runs
- Audit cycles
- High standards of confidentiality, accuracy, and control required
Minimum Qualifications
- 1–3 years’ experience in a creditors / accounts payable role
- NQF Level 6 qualification in Finance or related field
- Sound accounting knowledge
- EVOLVE system experience (Advantageous)
Experience Requirements
- Accounts payable processing
- Supplier reconciliations
- Payment batching and controls
- High transaction volumes
- Multiple internal stakeholders
- Tight deadlines
Critical Skills & Competencies
- Technical Competencies
- Strong numerical accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Structured reconciliation discipline
- Understanding of accounting controls
- Strong coordination and multitasking ability
Behavioural Competencies
- Accountability and reliability
- Deadline‑driven execution
- Professional communication
- Problem‑solving mindset
- Ability to work under pressure
Digital Proficiency
- MS Excel and Word
- Accounting systems (SAGE)
- Dealer Management Systems (EVOLVE)
- Banking platforms for payment execution
R15 000 - R20 000 p/m with benefits
The Ideal Candidate Profile
- Thrive in a high‑pressure, high-performance environment
- Enjoy working with data, numbers and digital tools
- Demonstrate strong work ethic and accountability
- Are highly competitive and driven to win
- Communicate confidently through digital channels
- Are proactive, self-motivated, and consistently exceed expectations
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